People · United States
Sam Nave
2×2 · top 3.6% of 189,179 all-time · competing since June 2011 · 2011NAVE03
Sam Nave has been competing for 15 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.79, set at Dixon Fall 2016, puts him in the top 3.6% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,422nd in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 16 competitions since June 2011, he has put 671 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 62% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.34 in June 2011 to 8.65, a 50% improvement. Sam has entered 16 competitions, more competitions than 96% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.79 | 3.66 | top 3.6% | 1,422 / 41,674 | |
| Square-1 | 8.66 | 12.26 | top 4.0% | 303 / 6,846 | |
| 3×3 | 8.65 | 13.00 | top 4.1% | 2,335 / 60,666 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.93 | 6.50 | top 12.8% | 3,382 / 29,168 | |
| 4×4 | 40.89 | 48.06 | top 13.2% | 1,995 / 19,354 | |
| 5×5 | 1:27.17 | 1:31.81 | top 25.2% | 1,986 / 9,537 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.03 | 32.00 | top 26.2% | 3,425 / 15,900 | |
| Megaminx | 1:30.37 | 1:39.01 | top 28.5% | 2,018 / 8,026 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 37 moves | — | top 37.3% | 822 / 2,059 | |
| Clock | 15.79 | 19.13 | top 51.1% | 4,295 / 9,172 | |
| 6×6 | 3:37.90 | 3:49.48 | top 58.0% | 2,238 / 4,262 | |
| 7×7 | 5:34.41 | 5:40.73 | top 61.1% | 1,862 / 3,236 |
Percentile against all competitors ever ranked in each event, a fairer measure than raw rank, because the pools differ by a factor of ten.
The line so far
Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 8 Oct 2016First sub-10 3×3: 8.65 at Dixon Fall 2016.
- 12 Jun 2015Six personal bests in one day at Indiana 2015.
- 19 Jul 2014Five personal bests in one day at Dixon Summer 2014.
- 24 Aug 2013Four personal bests in one day at Indiana 2013.
- 29 Jun 2013Four personal bests in one day at Dixon Summer 2013.
- 3 Nov 2012Six personal bests in one day at Indiana 2012.
Competitions
- CubingUSA Nationals 2017 · 7 Jul 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Dixon Spring 2017 · 25 Mar 2017
- Dixon Fall 2016 · 8 Oct 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Indiana 2016 · 25 Jun 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Dixon Winter 2016 · 6 Feb 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Médecins Sans Frontières Open 2015 · 26 Sep 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Dixon Summer 2015 · 27 Jun 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Indiana 2015 · 12 Jun 2015 — 6 personal bests set
- Dixon Summer 2014 · 19 Jul 2014 — 5 personal bests set
- Dixon Spring 2014 · 29 Mar 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Indiana 2013 · 24 Aug 2013 — 4 personal bests set
- Dixon Summer 2013 · 29 Jun 2013 — 4 personal bests set
- Indiana 2012 · 3 Nov 2012 — 6 personal bests set
- Dixon Open 2012 · 16 Jun 2012 — 6 personal bests set
- Indiana 2011 · 5 Nov 2011 — 7 personal bests set
- Dixon Open 2011 · 11 Jun 2011 — 1 personal best set
Reading this page: a single is one solve's time · an average is the middle three of five solves, best and worst discarded · a PB is a personal best · a DNF (did not finish) is an attempt with no valid result: a popped piece, an unsolved face, an over-limit memorisation · top X% compares against everyone ever ranked in that event, which is fairer than raw rank because event pools differ tenfold.
The circuit
The people whose scorecards keep turning up next to his.
- John Brechon — met in 130 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
- Walker Welch — met in 103 rounds, finished ahead 29 times
- Nathan Dwyer — met in 102 rounds, finished ahead 38 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.79 away.
- A sub-8 Square-1 single — 781 people have one; it is 0.66 away.
Targets move as he improves.